Thomas Tuchel is once again in the running to replace Erik ten Hag as Man Utd and the German spoke eloquently about the pressures of the job a year ago.
Manchester United might not have enjoyed the domestic dominance of Bayern Munich over the last decade or so, but the two clubs have one thing in common: they dominate the discourse around football in England and Germany respectively.
The debate around Erik ten Hag's future is the top story in the sport right now. United sell and so do Bayern. Even in a decade of unparalleled success the noise in Munich is unrelenting. Bayern's list of grandees inside the club and the number of legends passing comment on the outside makes it a demanding place to work, as Thomas Tuchel has found out, winding down his days in Bavaria by engaging in a war of words with honourary president Uli Hoeness.
That already looks like a mistake and Ten Hag is back in a cycle of disappointing results, chaotic performance and no obvious path to improvement. United's leadership team meet in London on Tuesday and while draws against Porto and Aston Villa aren't disastrous, the pattern is clear and a change can't be ruled out.
"I felt with Manchester United there was always a lot of noise, a lot of pundits are ex-players from Manchester United, you have this legacy from Sir Alex Ferguson which creates a lot of pressure, a lot of expectation around Manchester United," said Tuchel. Ten Hag would almost certainly agree with that and it is an answer that suggests Tuchel knows exactly what it takes to manage United. He has experienced similar in Munich and having managed Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea as well, his CV contains plenty of elite clubs with significant noise around them.
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